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Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Project (PIGGAREP)

About PIGGAREP

The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are among the most vulnerable countries in the world to the adverse effects of climate change - the very existence of some PICs is threatened by climate change. Climate Change is a result of the concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) like CO2 in the atmosphere. CO2 is released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burnt.

While the PICs continue to rely heavily on fossil fuels and only 30% of the population on average has access to electricity, they at the same time have some of the highest renewable energy (RE) potential per capita.

RE can reduce the PICs' dependence on fossil fuel thereby reducing the growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel use. In addition, it can provide cleaner, more reliable and cost-effective energy services that are needed for the sustainable development of the PICs. However, this has been hindered / constrained by many barriers.

The PIGGAREP is a product of a Global Environment Facility (GEF) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - funded preparatory exercise, the Pacific Islands Renewable Energy Project (PIREP). The PIREP was completed in 2006 and the implementation of the PIGGAREP commenced in 2007.

The global environment and development goal of PIGGAREP is the reduction of the growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel use in the PICs through the removal of the barriers to the widespread and cost effective use of feasible RE technologies. The specific objective of the project is the promotion of the productive use of RE to reduce GHG emission by removing the major barriers to the widespread and cost-effective use of commercially viable RE technologies (RETs).

The successful implementation of the PIGGAREP is estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 30% by 2015 as compared to that in the Business as Usual scenario.

The PIGGAREP Team

The PIGGAREP is funded by the GEF and co-financing partners. The UNDP Multi-country Office at Samoa is the Principal Project Representative while the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is the Implementing Partner.

The overall direction and management of the PIGGAREP is by a Project Steering Committee (PSC) comprising 3 representatives from UNDP (Samoa, Fiji and PNG), a representative of the SPREP Director, 4 representatives (Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) from the 11 participating PICs and IUCN Oceania as a co-financing and collaborating partner.

A PIGGAREP Project Management Office (PMO) at SPREP is responsible for the day-to-day project operation and financial management and reporting. The PMO is staffed by a Project Manager (solomonef@sprep.org), a Financial Officer and a Project Assistant.

The UNDP country offices in Samoa, Fiji and PNG as well as UNDP-GEF provide guidance to both the PSC and PMO.

The PIGGAREP is implemented in a coordinated manner with related national and regional activities. The Country Team approach is used for coordinating activities at the national level while the CROP Energy Working Group is the forum for coordinating PIGGAREP activities at the regional level.

ENERGY NEWS AND VIEWS

• Australia - An expert's view on Peak Oil
• CNMI - Consider RE for power crisis
• Fiji - Biggest Fuel Price Increase
• Fiji - New CEO to work on RE
• Micronesia - Fourth freight fuel surcharge hike
• Tonga - 50% RE within three years
• Regional - Cassava for food and energy
• Regional - BP South West Pacific Pullout?
• Regional - Air NZ raises prices for the fifth time
• Regional - IUCN Request for Quotations
• Tonga's Back to Basics Initiatives
• AOSIS Leaders on GHG Emission
• Marshall Is' 40% GHG Reduction by 2020
• Green Energy Micronesia
• Tonga Energy Roadmap

PIREP Documents

• Project Document
• 15 National Renewable Energy Assessment Reports ( Cook Is,   FSM,   Fiji,  Kiribati,   Marshall Is, Nauru,   Niue,   Palau,   PNG,   Samoa,   Solomon Is,   Tokelau,   Tonga,   Tuvalu and   Vanuatu )
• Regional Synthesis of the 15 national reports
• Demonstration Projects to showcase the Business Angle of renewable energy service delivery
• Financing Mechanisms for financing renewable energy development
• Technical Support Programme for renewable energy development
• Data Base of demographic, economic, environment and energy data - Workbook   1,    2,     3  &   4
• End of Project Evaluation Report

PIGGAREP Interventions

• The Cook Islands
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Niue
• PNG
• Samoa
• Solomon Is
• Tonga
• Tuvalu 

       Greenhouse Gas Inventory Training

       Training documents: 1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7

• Vanuatu
• Regional:

   

    Technical Visit and Workshop to share best practices in Renewable Energy:  

    Port Vila and Santo, Vanuatu: 27 - 31 July 2009       

    Workshop Documents:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 7

      Workshop on the Sustainable Management of Solar PV Systems, Tonga: 12-16                    October 2009

       Workshop Documents 1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6

PIGGAREP Documents

• Project Brief
• Project Document
• Inception Report
• Inception Phase Work Plan and Budget
• Q3 2007 Progress Report
• Q4 2007 Progress Report
• 2008 Work Plan and Budget
• Q1 2008 Progress Report
• Q2 2008 Progress Report
• Q3 2008 Progress Report
• Q4 2008 Progress Report
• 2009 Work Plan and Budget
• Q1 2009 Progress Report
• Q2 2009 Progress Report

PIGGAREP Partners